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Roopi

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I had a angioplasty in the right artrie which was 100% block in sept 2009. First three months i was perfectly fine and was on medication- plagrine,cardace, ecosprin-150 and novastat. In dec all of a sudden when i was travelling out of the city i had high BP 165/105. On diagnosing after blood tests docs found that my creatinine was 1.9. my doc... Read more Chevron

posted 02/13/2010, comments (0)|

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Denver Childers

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Denver Childers

I'm a Viet Vet 67&68. At age 48 in 12-05 I had 4 bypasses, Dr told me my arteries were very diseased & could not have another bypass. After 6 weeks I had my 1st heart attack, have had 6 more since then. After 13 years I have had 53 heart cath's and 38 stents placed in my arteries. My Cardologist wrote a letter to VA... Read more Chevron

posted 01/05/2009, comments (0)|

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Heartbooks/Author/Expert

Diagnosed with an extreme amount of coronary calcium in my coronary arteries in 1997 and having been told by 7 cardiologists that because my cholesterol was normal, they had no clue to what was causing the calcification, I had no choice but to become involved in my own healthcare. To put this calcification score in perspective, 400 is acknowledged... Read more Chevron

posted 05/08/2008, comment (1)|

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Randy Ice

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Cardiac Rehabiltation Physical Therapist (36 years experience!)

I am the Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation at Rancho Physical Therapy in Murrieta California. In 1974 I established the only bicycling club for heart patients in the USA (www.bikescor.com) and am also the Clinical Coordinator of Vintage Medical Group in Temecula, a bio-identical hormone replacment clinic. What many cardiac patients do not... Read more Chevron

posted 02/08/2008, comment (1)|

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axelramon

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Laser angioplasty or Atherectomy

I have a calcified blockage in the circumflex artery that doctors have been unable to remove, or even penetrate, using standard angioplasty technology. I have heard that laser might help. I would like to know of anybody's experience or about any hospital or doctor i could consult on this matter.

posted 12/24/2007, comments (0)|

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